We’ve released version 0.2.1 of the client, fixing a few bugs and adding some minor features.
On the Mac:
• Search results are now grouped on track.
• A spinning throbber is shown when waiting for views to load.
• Nice yellow error messages are shown in case of problems.
And on Windows:
• Hovering over the “My music”/”Play queue” header with a draggable
object will switch between views.
A day without music, what an odd thing… Won’t even try to make it happen here at the office, feels like a day without music would be a mistake, kind of like a day without coffe, air or love. We won’t stop the music.
This week we have made some changes to the Spotify infrastructure to be able to scale efficiently in the future. Our network engineer Emil has had a few busy nights this week but now everything is working according to the plan. Thanks, Emil and all other Spotifiers involved in the release! Very well done guys!
Because of this we’d like to raise a flag for potential interruptions when running Spotify. If you’re bumping into problems, please drop us an email so that we can help you fix it! We’re doing everything we can to make it work smoothly.
Though the days are getting shorter and colder we’re trying our best to light your fire even in the darkest hour. We know you will survive this winter as well, so to get back your lust for life just hang on to a good song!
As well as good songs, we have some good news for the Apple fans taking part in our beta test, Spotify now works with Leopard! A couple of weeks ago one of our Mac developers got sick, and whilst he was tucked up in bed with chicken soup, we ended up running out of time to make the release date. Luckily for us not only was a full recovery made, but three of our beta testers dropped us a line and offered to help out. So here we are, with much thanks to Leo Giertz, Jesper Särnesjö and Jocke Ekberg! Thanks a lot, guys, we really appreciate your help! In the future we’re going to pay close attention to whether our developer team are tucking into the fresh fruit we get for the office and not just drinking Jolt cola and Nespresso coffee. :)
Unfortunately, the automatic update will not help you if you have already upgraded to Leopard. Please download Spotify from the beta website and you should be good to go again.
There’s a time and a place for pretty much everything. You may know we’ve been testing ads within the system and one thing we’re aware of is that an ad might not be that cool between the main course and the dessert of the dinner you cooked to charm your prospective in-laws. Quite a few people have said they’d be willing to pay to use Spotify without ads in this sort of occasion (another favourite more than a few of us have heard is “when putting the moves on a date” :)) We’re taking a close look at how this kind of offering could work in practice and we welcome any ideas from you guys. Just drop me an email!
My brother is a dedicated list nerd, and when he had played with Spotify for a while he told me it would be cool to see the songs played most. I try not to make a habit of agreeing with him, but to be honest we thought so too, so now we’ve added these neat popularity markers to Spotify that make it easy for you (and my brother) to check out what songs are popular among other users. Now you’ll see that you’re not the only one listening to Umbrella with Rihanna.
This week we’ve been polishing and tweaking the Spotify client and we are proud to report that the scrolling is now 80 % faster. We have also added the first stage of one of the features you’ve requested the most. Support for linking means that you can actually drag your favourite track or artist into your instant-messenger or email client and send it to your fellow Spotifiers.
You’ve all been telling us how much fun it is to find a song you love using Spotify friends. So now when you have nostalgic trips and find the songs you sang playback to in sixth grade you can send it to your former dance partner.
Or maybe now you’re dating a rockstar and want your friends to hear the magic voice. And sometimes, you just can’t find the right words. Continue reading… »
We released a new version of Spotify for Mac today, fixing a bunch of smaller (and a few larger) bugs. Most importantly, Spotify now works on Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther).
It’s been almost two months since we released the beta test of Spotify after eight months of quiet work.
Thanks for all your feedback! We appreciate it, whether it’s about that new, cool social feature you’re longing for or a crash report. Please keep the feedback coming through the feedback function in the client application or send an e-mail to feedback@spotify.com!
Or just use your blog! We’ll make sure to read it! Meanwhile, we’ve been busy fixing the bugs you find, working on new features and setting up a new distribution center in London.
I hope to be posting quite a lot on the blog along with other members of the Spotify team. Stay tuned for future updates and thanks for using Spotify!
Oh, and there is one more thing… Spotify for Mac is ready for your testing. Go get it!
Enjoy the music!
